Patient handouts

Parent Package
The Parent Package is designed to help physicians share important information about adolescence with parents and adolescent patients. Each of the 15 topics addressed in these handouts contains up-to-date facts, parenting tips and other resources. Used individually or as a package, the handouts can reinforce—but not replace—a personal discussion between a physician and an adolescent's parent.

Handout topics
Teens and Injuries
Teens and Violence Prevention
Teens and Cigarettes
Teens and Alcohol
Teens and Illicit Drugs
Teens and Depression
Teens and Sex
Teens and HIV/AIDS
Teens and Nutrition
Teens and Physical Activity
Being the Parent or Guardian of a Teen
Helping Your Teen Make Responsible Choices
Teenage Growth and Development: 11-14 Years
Teenage Growth and Development: 15-17 Years
Teens and Vaccinations, Immunizations, and Shots

The Parent Package is supported in part by a cooperative agreement (MCU 17A304) from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

Tips on teens handouts
These handouts were adapted from materials that originally appeared on the Tips on Teens Web site authored by Susan Panzarine, PhD and Elaine Rubenstein, PhD, LCSW-C. Dr. Panzarine is the author of A Parent’s Guide to the Teen Years: Raising Your 11- to 14-year-old in the Age of Chat Rooms and Navel Rings, published in 2000 by Checkmark Books. Dr. Rubenstein maintains an active private practice, working with teenagers and their families.

Staying Well at College
Getting a Good Start to the School Year
Communicating With Your Teen
The Summer Social Scene
Summer Sun Safety